Safety initiatives crucial for wellbeing of Maryland workers

Construction accidents and industrial accidents seem to make the news the
most in Maryland, but it turns out that agriculture, forestry, and fishing
occupations are actually the most dangerous fields of employment in the
United States. In fact, one report finds that these industries have 2.5
times higher the risk of a fatal
workplace accident than the field of construction work.

Accordingly, there exists a federal initiative called the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Program
which has effectively served to increase workplace safety in these industries.
This is particularly important because there are a lot of young people
and children that work in these industries. The initiatives of this program
have served to successfully reduce child deaths and overall deaths by
40 percent in roughly a decade.

The program has also served to drastically decrease the rate of injury
and death from heavy machinery rollovers on farms. The Occupational Safety
and Health Administration governs most safety regulations, but many worksites
of these industries are exempt. So NIOSHA serves to extend protection
to more workers across the country, including here in Maryland.

While these safety pushes and increases are absolutely worth celebrating,
injuries and accidents still happen in these industries and others in
Maryland. It is critical that workers in Maryland are aware of their right
and ability to recover following a workplace injury. The workers'
compensation system can be difficult to navigate alone because there are
often several parties working against an injured worker. An experienced
attorney can assist a worker that has encountered an injury or illness
through the course of their job in the pursuit of recovery.

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